Flushing-tank.



PATENTE) MAY 5, 1908u B. J, WAGKBRLE.

PLUSHING TANK,

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1906.

Noi 886,446.,

simple in construction, efficient in practice which vice showing thesamein applied positionIv Fig. 2,

com aratively few parts.

ence will'be had to the accom anying ,draw- EDWARD J. WACKERLE, OFJACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

FLUSHING-TANK.

speication of Letters Patent.

' Patented May 5, 1908.

Application led August 6, 1906. Serial No. 329.503.

T o all whom 'it may concern: Y 1 Be it known that I, EDWARD J.WVACKERLE,

acitizen of the United States of America, re- ,1-

siding at J acksonville, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushi ing-Tanks,of which the following is a specil fication. i

This invention relates vto new and usef l i improvements in closetsflushes and has relal tion more particularly to that class wherein l thewater 1s under continuous pressure. l It is an object of the inventionto provide a novel device of this character wherein all of l theoperating parts are exterior of the tank g or reservoir and thereby freefrom damage by corroding. v i

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel device of thecharacter wherein the use of a float is obvia-ted, comprising T einvention also has for an object the provision ofa novel device of thisCharacter wherein the flow of watermay be regulated and controlled.

A; further object of the invention isto provide a novel device of thiskind that will be l and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith the above and other objects in lview the invention consists of thenovel arran ement and combination of'parts and in the etails ofconstruction tov be hereinafter more fully described. y

In describing the invention in detail referings forming part of thisspec` cation wherein like characters of reference denote correspendingparts in the several views and in Figure 1, isa viewin elevation of thede- ,is an enlarged detail view partly in section and partly 1nelevation of t e invention. F ig. 3, is a sectional view of the valve emlo led in the invention.

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e drawings 1, indicates a tank or reserl voir having its lower end 2,tapering and terminatiug in an opening 3. This ta ered con- 5 structionprevents any sediment edging in i the tank. The reservoir is rovidedwith the bracket or feet 4, which ho d the same in its l desiredposition'. ,l Communicating with the reservoir near its l bottom is thepipe 5, which leads from thel water main, in order that the water in theI reservoir will always be under main pressure .and `the waterdischarged therefrom will This means also i having the reservoir withrelation tc the bowl as itl does easily perform its function. obviatesthe necessityr of elevated not have to depend on its position for itspressure.

Secured with the opening 3, is a stop cockv This borel 6, having atapered core or bore 7. does not go entirely through the cockvas theback of the cock is solid. The front of the bore is formed into astuiiing box so that the plug 8, can be packed to make it work easilyand to insure no leak. A

The plug 8, is provided with an extension 9, through which passes alever l0. On-one end portion of the lever is slidably mounted a weight 11, the purpose of which being to hold the plug normally closed. Threadedthrough the top of the weight is a screw 12, which engages thelever andholds the weight against movement. It is the intention to have theweight adjustable on the lever so that the movement of the plug inclosingcan be regulated. The opposite end of the -lever is provided witha perforation 13,y to which is secured an endof an operating connection14,' for the purpose of opening the valve 6. When the valve is openedthe water will be forced through the discharge pipe 15, to perform itsfunction and when the pull isreleased the l weight will cause the valveto close and the time of closing will be determined tion of the weighton the lever.

To retard the movement of the lever a by the posiportion of the leveropposite the weight and is held to the reservoir 1, by means of the legs17. Working within the cylinder 16, is

`cylinder 16, is positioned above that end a piston 18, having its freeend pivoted between the ears 19, on the lever. On the top of thecylinder 16, is an air vent 20, provided with the threaded valve 21.This valve controls the vent and regulates the movement of the pistonwithin the cylinder, and thereby controls the action of the lever.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

what I claim as new and desire te secure by Letters Patent is Incombination, a reservoir, said reservoir being approximately cylindricalin shape and being closed at one end, its opposite lend being reduced,an outlet pipe communicating with the reduced end ofthe reservoir, apressure supply pipe for the cylinder entering the E l v eeefm e, l

serine adjacent the x'educed end, e Valve for an cperaive connectionsecured to -that end controlling the discharge Dpe, e lever for .of thelever adjacent the connection with the opemting the valve secure theetcintermepiston rod. diete its Length, e, cylinder seemed to the intestimony whereof I- aix my signature 15 5 reservoir have 1the lever, a,piston Within the in the presence of two Witnesses this 2n1 daycylinder, a rod' for the piston pi'voted te the of YAugust 1906.

lever intermediate one end and its comme- Y een with@ valve, weightadjusmmy held EBWRD J' WAOKERLE' by the opposite pclton of the lever, econ- Witnesses:

10 trolling valve carried by the cylinde to ecn- J. 0. PRXEST,

trol the movement of l@he piston therein end EUGENE A. PEARSE.

